Come on, somone here must have successfully dismantled the screen on the Universal.
I have a problem with mine when I open it in clamshell mode that it appears as though the speaker, phone and wifi icons at the top are continually being pressed - I get the impression that there is some dirt trapped along the edge of the screen - it work OK in potrait/PDA mode.
So, I have downloaded the manual and am trying to dismantle the screen, but after removing the screws where it tells you to push a screwdriver into the hole in the bottom left hand edge to release a catch holding the screen together, I am pressing away on the rubber cover and nothing seems to be happening.
I don't want to force the phone apart, so any pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
The touch screen part of my universal has ground to halt to the point that it won't work.
There doesn't appear to be any cracking and I don't recall dropping it or sitting on it.
I work a fair bit outside and can get quite a bit of dust and dirt in my pockets and am wondering if it could be due to dirt getting into the connect on the hinge.
Has any one else come across problems with the hinge?
I'm reasonably adept with a screwdriver - are there any things to watch out for when disassembling to check it over?
Hi..
If u can open with the Universal guide posted in the forum then try clean ing the connectors on the Right and Left of the Clamp Shell part with Iso Propyl Alcohol.
Before opeining you can try pressing mildly with yr fingers, at all the forur corners..it can start working..else do the above...
Hi,
OK, the screen seems to be working OK this morning, however I seem to be getting a sort of ghost effect where it appears as though the phone icon and the volume icons are getting pressed resulting in the volume controls and the phone/flight mode popup appearing on screen.
I guess it is all down to dirty connections.
Do you have a link to the thread about dismantling the hinge, I can't seem to find it.
Thanks.
re isopropal alchol
only use 99% alchol to clean contacts anything below that can cause corrosion on printed circut boards and contacts.
any progress yet.
mine stopped working today too.
but when i took off my screen protector, it worked for a while.. now its dead again.
I think the screen protectors may cause this problem, as I too had this problem with a screen protector; but when i took it off it would work and and off. I cleaned the screen up and after a few hours my screen was working again!
being in Australia I go to the beach allot. with my jasjar.
the sand gets stuck in the sides of the screen putting pressure on the screen and disabling any input. just a thought that it could be the same with u.
hope u sort it out, otherwise claim it on warrenty sooner than later.
The problem I have with the screen is that occasionally the touch screen side of things appears to stop working and also the the volume, wifi and phone dialogs keep on appearing as if I am pressing the relevant icons in the top bar.
I'm guessing some dirt has got into it somewhere or there is a loose connection, but am struggling to open up the screen's case to inspect it.
6680abhi said:
I think the screen protectors may cause this problem, as I too had this problem with a screen protector; but when i took it off it would work and and off. I cleaned the screen up and after a few hours my screen was working again!
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i took off my screen protector and it worked an hour...
got home, prepared to go to the T-mobile store.. then cleaned my screen ( without protector ) with a small cloth and it was working again.. so weird..
lets wait and see what happens ..
It's not really that weird: If some dust, or something equally small gets between the screen and the plastic frame, it can put enough pressure on the screen, and so the touch screen takes it as a constant (or intermitent) input, invalidating any other action on the rest of the screen.
I just received my Aquapac waterproof (and sand/dustproof) to use my Jasjar hapilly in the beach! :lol:
oh so annoying, my volume sliders keep popping up now..., as if some one keeps tapping, cause when not in Land scape mode when i open the "START" menu. it scrolls down, the same input/tap as wher the volume is in Landscape mode
There must be something wrong ... my screen still isnt working properly
one possible solution for touch screen not working
guys.... although I dont need to register onto this portal and it took me 15 minutes to register (fault of my own) but I got so much relieved with the solution that it deserved 15 minutes of my effort ;-) I hope it helps someone...just like it did help me....
I own a P835 Asus mobile and from past 2-3 days was having problems - start menu continuously appearing and my taps not getting recognized. Since yesterday my screen suddenly stopped responding to any taps or scrolls altogether.... buttons were working fine but not the screen..... i spoke to the facilities centre this morning and was about to take it to the shop but due to my laziness...didn;t go.....
Thanks guys.... what you mentioned above is very correct.... it was just a tiny molecule of dust that the screen was interpreting as my input and finally refusing all my taps..... I just cleaned the screen and the speaker side with the mere stylus n things started working.... thanks a lot.... more than laziness was this worry cause I just bought this piece a month before....
so people...before takin it to the shop....try this one too.....huhhh.....
I have been following the service manual to strip down my screen to check the connections to try to get rid of some touch screen problems.
The instructions states to push a screwdriver into the lower left slot on the screen to press the release hook, however I am getting nowhere fast with it, the hole has a rubber cover to it and nothing is being released.
Is there a trick to getting it apart?
Surely someone here must have taken their screen apart and can point me in the right direction???
I have read a few posts about the white screen issue and some seem to pertain to my problem and others don't. My screen is white 100% of the time from power on to power off. So I can't seen anything when it first boots or comes out of standby mode or any thing else. The only way that I can get the screen to be anything but white, is to hold it in my left hand with the keyboard slider bottom left corner of the phone pushed up against the base of my thumb muscle and my other fingers pushing on the bottom right corner or the phone on the screen slider. Sometimes if I hit it in the bottom right corner then squeeze it I can get it to work without tiring myself out from squeezing after 1 minute.
Seems to be a pressure and angle thing i think. The phone has been dropped on more than one occasion. Ten tops. Sometimes when I squeeze it i get lines from left to right, then fade to white.
If I put the phone on 65-90 degree angle from my eyes I can see a little black mark at the top of the screen under the C of HTC. That is what had me thinking that it was a cracked LCD.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Phone is still under warranty, but would rather not be without it for the 6 -8 weeks I was told it would take, only to find out it was a cracked lcd and they won't fix it.
I believe you have to open it. Try to connect every single connection again.
I Had This
I had this problem when i dropped my Vario 2 the screen cracked and was all white, when i went on ebay and bought a new screen I took the vario 2 apart and replaced the screen BUT the ribon connector that plugs into the board was not quite in so when i re-assembled it i just got power and white screen.
There are a couple of little lugs on the ribon cable and i though that once they were butted up to the connector on the board that it was in properly. BUT the lugs actually needed to be pushed that little bit further and slide under part of the connector. BANG it worked fine.
bmaffin13 said:
I have read a few posts about the white screen issue and some seem to pertain to my problem and others don't. My screen is white 100% of the time from power on to power off. So I can't seen anything when it first boots or comes out of standby mode or any thing else. The only way that I can get the screen to be anything but white, is to hold it in my left hand with the keyboard slider bottom left corner of the phone pushed up against the base of my thumb muscle and my other fingers pushing on the bottom right corner or the phone on the screen slider. Sometimes if I hit it in the bottom right corner then squeeze it I can get it to work without tiring myself out from squeezing after 1 minute.
Seems to be a pressure and angle thing i think. The phone has been dropped on more than one occasion. Ten tops. Sometimes when I squeeze it i get lines from left to right, then fade to white.
If I put the phone on 65-90 degree angle from my eyes I can see a little black mark at the top of the screen under the C of HTC. That is what had me thinking that it was a cracked LCD.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Phone is still under warranty, but would rather not be without it for the 6 -8 weeks I was told it would take, only to find out it was a cracked lcd and they won't fix it.
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Either send back and keep warranty or try the several solutions posted. I myself am pretty sure I found the correct solution and I posted it in the appropriate thread.
Thanks guys, I think I'm going to try my luck with sending it in. Will probably add a link to the main whitesrceen thread so hopefully I get no hassles. Will post back When I get it back.
I had a similar problem and voided my warranty because I don't have a spare device... anyway, here is where I found my solution.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321163
Good Luck... My phone is still working fine....
Hey im panicing so bad rite now. I just broke my htc's LCD screen ! Mad sad from this disaster . Dont got much money so can someone please tell me whats the cheapest or best way to replace or fix it ? I really need help because im freaking out!
The repair choices
There are basically two choices. Doing it yourself or having it repaired.
In either case the most straight forward is to replace the screen and digitizer as one unit. I expect you can still see things on the screen yet its cracked from one corner. Its the digitizer on the top that usually suffers but its hard to replace by itself. There is a YouTube video showing how to do this (search on Replace Touch Screen on HTC HD2 on YouTube).
If you are game to do it yourself (an electronics tech would be able to do it fairly well, though it is still fairly difficult) then you can buy a complete screen and digitizer off ebay (around $100). Getting the unit out of the case is tricky as its held in with 4xT5 Torx screws (easy bit) and lock notches around the case (tricky part). I found thin stiff plastic bits slotted in between the module and the case works well at releasing the locking notches. Then press out at the top of the battery area, while pulling the top edge of the plastic case out and down with your finger nails. One side at a time. Don't forget to remove the SIM card and SD card as these will hold the module in place if not removed.
The double sided tapes used to hold the screen in place are a problem, but warming them up with a carefully applied heat gun does release them. I would add that there is no need to unscrew any of the electronics boards as the screen can be replaced without doing this. Releasing the screen ribbon cable connector is done by flipping up the black locking section on the ribbon socket. Slide in the new cable, lock it down, then curl it around as you slide it backward under the metal case so that the curl in the cable occurs in that small space under the metal rather than being folded over sharply, which can fracture the ribbon cable "wires" rendering the screen dead.
Press the screen back down onto the tape (hopefully the tape has remained slick enough as its all that holds the screen in place). Be careful to align the edges and top and bottom correctly, otherwise your buttons won't work and the screen will not sit in the case properly. You can test the buttons as you align to feel for the slight click. Be sure to test all four as alignment left to right is just as critical for full function as up and down. You should also watch to be sure the light sensor little plastic bit (its a small clear cube of plastic) doesn't fall out and disappear while you are doing the screen swap and it stays in place during reassembly.
Then press it home into the plastic case. I remove the volume button (if it hasn't fallen out already) as it tends to push the volume button pads out of alignment (they are only held in with yellow tape (be careful not to loose them). Then with it all snapped in place pull out at the volume button section and slot the button back in place. Orientation is fairly obvious with the button points lower down and the joining bar going behind the case plastic to lock it in place (all with the screen facing upward). You may find the volume button only works if you press down on the screen slightly. This movement will be taken up when you screw the 4 torx screws back in.
Finish by powering up (with fingers crossed) and test. Hopefully all working.
Alternatively, if thats put you off doing it yourself, get it repaired by a service agent (around $300). Then it comes back all done with a small warranty. Most of the phone providers will be able to direct you to a good independent service agent.
Okay, I read that someone lifted part off the front by removing a screen saver! Now with me, I recognized that on the left side bottom, left to where the slideview and call buttons are under, the ENTIRE part seems to come up.
It is lifting itself and I bet in a few days/weeks this will get off.
So my question is if anybody had this happen and knows what is under there? Is there a possibility to GLUE it back on?
Now since I am watching this, I think the ENTIRE front can come off eventually and if it is just glued on at the bottom where one has to press the buttons all the time, it is only a matter of (short!) time until this gets out of hand.
Anybody found anything about taking this phone apart yet?
That happens to my phone, I do not bring it back because I buy it in a duty free shop here it japan and also that is the only issues on my phone and only some bugs. I just press it always there to bring it down but it keeps popping up. I think i can glue it, so I do it to fix the problem. Just be carefull if you do it, I notice that under the plastic screen there are buttons (as I think it is) the hard part that you feel when pressing the slideview or call. When you use a liquid glue and put to much, it can go to that button and worst may stuck that part or go inside the phone and also the part where the mic is. I put glue just on the sides just make sure to put small amount at a time. I cannot give the brand of the glue that I use because its in japanese.Now only the small part in the call buttons is up a little because I cannot put enough glue on that part, but in the slide view button its now okay and working well.
This is my firts post on xda hope it helps a little.